tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post8811372484541599142..comments2023-07-04T12:07:08.503-04:00Comments on The Modesty Writers Guild: Where there is no vision, the people perish.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-44622742987733950442007-10-08T07:23:00.000-04:002007-10-08T07:23:00.000-04:00i've just started reading that book!! wow.i've just started reading that book!! wow.Sarah Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550255117148648423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-20519205214600182352007-10-06T10:13:00.000-04:002007-10-06T10:13:00.000-04:00“If you're going to lead people you have to have s...“If you're going to lead people you have to have somewhere to go.” <BR/>I don't remember where it's from...but I try to remember the message all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-84945943927998838592007-10-03T00:55:00.000-04:002007-10-03T00:55:00.000-04:00You are brilliant and an daily inspiration.You are brilliant and an daily inspiration.V-Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959475892548655053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-37423292424526322632007-10-02T00:11:00.000-04:002007-10-02T00:11:00.000-04:00I just wanted to let you know, I sent this to a te...I just wanted to let you know, I sent this to a teacher of mine who teaches a lot of leadership classes and he loves this. <BR/><BR/>It is written well and it is something he really has no new input on. Your writing is VERY appreciated. <BR/><BR/>I don't like saying this often, but I feel ya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-27661894892957883022007-10-01T15:06:00.000-04:002007-10-01T15:06:00.000-04:00I'm a coach, and with that comes huge amounts of r...I'm a coach, and with that comes huge amounts of responsibility. It's harder than I ever imagined it would be. I took the job because it is who I am, and I love it, regardless of the outcome. Most days afterwards, I lay in the middle of the field in silence, hoping that somehow it will give me strength to keep going. No one around me really seems to understand what I mean when I tell them howAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-20902803589963264772007-09-30T20:18:00.000-04:002007-09-30T20:18:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for talking about this. I am a l...Thank you so much for talking about this. I am a leader in my church youth group and I have been struggling with what that exactly means. That ending quote by James B. stockda is very insightful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-65975780550251294612007-09-29T10:24:00.000-04:002007-09-29T10:24:00.000-04:00I thought it was interesting that you said it felt...I thought it was interesting that you said it felt like you were basically doing this alone. I've felt that way. I look at the place that God has put me in, and I've felt like Elijah. You know, when he felt that he was the only one still serving God, or at least trying. But then God showed him that there were a ton of people out there like him. It's kind of funny that you wrote about this. A Iyrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775206286883785250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-53670245702545309172007-09-28T15:28:00.000-04:002007-09-28T15:28:00.000-04:00very nice.anyone here want to express something of...very nice.<BR/><BR/>anyone here want to express something of their own go to myspace.com/thenaturalstructure<BR/>please doNadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307621487117437844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-71784246503302881032007-09-27T17:36:00.000-04:002007-09-27T17:36:00.000-04:00wow I really appreciate that. I really needed that...wow I really appreciate that. I really needed that esspecially today. and I'm not just saying that either, really. thanks.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597681555734473612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-56236240584768082462007-09-26T23:05:00.000-04:002007-09-26T23:05:00.000-04:00Maybe this is what it takes to be a good leader......Maybe this is what it takes to be a good leader...<BR/><BR/>Proverbs 4:23 (The Message)<BR/>23-27 Keep vigilant watch over your heart; <BR/> that's where life starts.<BR/>Don't talk out of both sides of your mouth; <BR/> avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip.<BR/>Keep your eyes straight ahead; <BR/> ignore all sideshow distractions.<BR/>Watch your step, <BR/> and the road will Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500083901789596251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-18281142280236855902007-09-26T19:19:00.000-04:002007-09-26T19:19:00.000-04:00did something trigger this mindset? i mean, like, ...did something trigger this mindset? i mean, like, are you having troubles or something? need me to pray for ya? i mean, like, more than always...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-20644703246857815812007-09-26T05:18:00.000-04:002007-09-26T05:18:00.000-04:00I'm trying to sort out my band, and the one thing ...I'm trying to sort out my band, and the one thing we can't find is a frontman/leader.<BR/>But reading this has made me realise there are different qualities to being a leader, and so I've got more of an idea about leadership.<BR/>Thanks for writing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-82189602377416495432007-09-26T00:58:00.000-04:002007-09-26T00:58:00.000-04:00i think that people who want to lead fail to garne...i think that people who want to lead fail to garner any followers, simply because they are so focussed on "leading" that the original motivation behind their leadership is lost. they have nowhere to lead to.Lizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07150540236429720163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-81857907041969936602007-09-25T22:12:00.000-04:002007-09-25T22:12:00.000-04:00how did Christ lead?by being a servant.how did Christ lead?<BR/>by being a servant.A Living Epistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218977479455322880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-70934692491417883172007-09-25T02:00:00.000-04:002007-09-25T02:00:00.000-04:00I got something out of this. I've been under some...I got something out of this. I've been under some stress over what I didn't even realize was a 'leadership' issue at work. Seems a bunch of higher qualified employees have recently quit and left me to take the brunt of a lot of work, as much the remainder are newbies and the higher qualified staff can't be around on every shift. So here I am, stuck as a 'leader' (again, I never realized that'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-19893699318441889402007-09-24T14:28:00.000-04:002007-09-24T14:28:00.000-04:00I’m a longtime Anberlin fan and as of just recentl...I’m a longtime Anberlin fan and as of just recently, been printing out all the archives of your blog and reading time when I can find some of that genuinely cathartic “solitude and silence” time you referred to as so golden way back when.<BR/><BR/>The topic I want to discuss briefly doesn’t deal necessarily with this entry’s topic, but more so, some of the issues that raised my interest around Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-43541380722325184732007-09-24T09:25:00.000-04:002007-09-24T09:25:00.000-04:00I've been thinking about this lately, about what J...I've been thinking about this lately, about what James wrote about leaders. How no one should ever want to just BE one. There is such a higher standard for us. My leadership in ministry I think shifts in intensity, and I'm not with some of the kids I've worked with as much before but we keep in touch. And I will be damned if I did something stupid, something to lead them astray.<BR/><BR/>My tehillimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505191884849608382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-44455957301931877722007-09-24T02:37:00.000-04:002007-09-24T02:37:00.000-04:00This one has always been a favorite of mine:"If yo...This one has always been a favorite of mine:<BR/><BR/>"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea."<BR/><BR/>-Antoine de Saint-ExuperyLexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202566928355470700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-34590990581179182922007-09-24T02:28:00.000-04:002007-09-24T02:28:00.000-04:00"The important thing is this;to be able at any mom..."The important thing is this;<BR/>to be able at any moment, sacrifice what we are, for what we could become."<BR/>Charles Dubois.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-61171367923738517662007-09-24T00:31:00.000-04:002007-09-24T00:31:00.000-04:00As I was reading, I was thinking about you, and th...As I was reading, I was thinking about you, and the rest of the guys. I couldn't help but think you guys are having trouble right now. It sounded to me as if you were talking about yourself as the leader, pushing the guys to move towards the goals. If that is so, I wish I could help in some way. I have my own set of problems I'm dealing with, foremost clinical depression. <BR/>I know I can turn Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-18722856783723490972007-09-23T23:25:00.000-04:002007-09-23T23:25:00.000-04:00Truly appreciate your thought provoking posts. Le...Truly appreciate your thought provoking posts. Leadership is difficult for me. It requires a delicate balance, that if we sway too far to one side, we land on the negative attributes listed in the quote below:<BR/><BR/>"The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but notChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500083901789596251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-18677458062921204142007-09-23T22:48:00.000-04:002007-09-23T22:48:00.000-04:00I have had many leadership opportunities. Some wer...I have had many leadership opportunities. Some were successful and some were complete dissasters.<BR/><BR/>Regardless, the following always applies. <BR/><BR/>Hapoleon Hill Foundation <BR/><BR/>Thought for the day September 15, 2007<BR/><BR/>DON’T EVER ADMIT THAT THE WORLD HAS NOT GIVEN YOU AN OPPORTUNITY.<BR/><BR/>Opportunities are never just handed to you; they must be created. Opportunities Book of Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882915452259285617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-29826688281360399552007-09-23T22:04:00.000-04:002007-09-23T22:04:00.000-04:00I should try to be a leader, but I'm not. I'm usua...I should try to be a leader, but I'm not. I'm usually one of the people who ends up following. I've had the opportunities, but I never take them -- I think, what if I don't make the best decision? If it ruins the entire thing for everyone, if there's someone with better ideas who would make a better leader? I think for me, I care too much, if that's at all possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-46137541316794254622007-09-23T21:32:00.000-04:002007-09-23T21:32:00.000-04:00I'm never sure whether to perceive myself as a lea...I'm never sure whether to perceive myself as a leader, or simply someone who doesn't naturally follow, but I do understand what you're saying--and I suppose one could say that many of the points you lay out are simply directives on loving others, except directed through the viewpoint of someone with the gift of leadership.Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920217654172575530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700584.post-73227420359611103902007-09-23T20:06:00.000-04:002007-09-23T20:06:00.000-04:00Whoa. Yes. You always do find the most amazing quo...Whoa. Yes. You always do find the most amazing quotes.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091506577172456427noreply@blogger.com